Sectional boat



April 29 1924;

. 1,492,400 E. SCHIMPFF SECTIONAL BOAT Filed Jan. 30. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 29 E. SCJHIMPFF SEGTIONAL BOAT Filed Jan. 50 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

EUGENE SGHIMPFF, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SECTIOIN'AL BOAT.

Application filed January 80, 1922. Serial No. 582,541.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE SOHIMPFF,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Boats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collapsible or knock-down boats which can be conveniently reduced in size for the purposes of shipping, storing, etc.

It is one object of this invention to provide not only for a readily collapsible boat, but also one which may-be setup with comparatively little effort to provide, a boat. which is free from vibrationsandofmnch' strength and safety.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear. In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the boatforming the subject of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal section of the boat as shown in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom viewof the boat as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the boat in collapsed position ready for shipping or storing.

Fig. 5 is an end view of one of the boat sections showing the method of attaching the connecting members.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lower part of the connecting member.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of theupper part of the connecting member.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a boat comp-rising a middle section 10, a rear or stern section 11, and a fron-tor bow section 12. Each section is a floating ves sel in itself, being water-tight, and it is therefore possible to leave spaces 15 and 16 between adjacent boat sections to form water-tanks in which fish or bait may be carried. The relative sizes of the boat sections are such that the stern section'may fit inside of the middle section, and the bow section may fit inside the sternfsection to form a nest of sections (see Fig. In order that rib 17 forming one side of tank 15 may fit around rib 18, said rib If? is made slightly larger than rib 18. Rib 19Yforming one side of tank 16 is in turn slightly v larger than rib 17. The entire boat may thus be enclosed in a space no greater than will be obvious. hav'ebeendescribed as fitting into the mid-' dle section, it will be understood that any section of the boat may be made of a size suflicient to accommodate the other sections, the same principles applying. It will also be understood that the invention is not limited to a boat comprising three sections, but is applicable also to a boat comprising any suitable number of sections.

. In setting up the boat from the Fig. 4 or collapsed position, the rear rib 19 of the bow section is brought against the front rib 20' of the middle section, and the front rib 17 of thestern section is brought adjacent the rear rib 18 of the middle section. Be-

' tween adjacent ribs at each side of the boat 26, which support the adjacent boat sections.

Projections 27 fixed to said flanges and pro jecting upwardly into openings 28 in the boat, sections hold saidrsections at the bottom against movement laterally relative to each other. The sections are held against movementat the top by members 29 having spaced'prongs or projections 30, the upper edges of adjacent ribs fitting into the space between saidprongs, the latterthus preventing spreadingof the boat sections at the top., Each member29has an opening 31 through which passes freely the upper screw-threaded end of stem 25. A nut 32 screwed upon said stem thus clamps all parts of the connecting member in position upon the boat sections. The sections are thus held at the top and bottom against lat eral movementv away from each other by the members 29and the projections 27 inopen- 'ings 28, respectively, and are held against said sections. 7

joints are sufficient to hold the boat sections together, additional security may be obtaincd by hinged connections'be tween adjacent sections positioned on the bottom of .Each of said connections comprises a hinge i carried by one of the V water-spaces between said'bow section andsections and engageable with the adjacent section asby a ring 41 passing through the hinge and a suitable fastening member such as a bolt 42 passed through said ring. Any

other suitable clamping or locking device;

may also be employed. I

The above description represents a preferred embodiment of my invention,but variations may be resorted to within the scope of the annexed claims.

Claims:

1. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section,

said sections being detachable, each of said sections being a floatable body, ribs formed.

by the abutting edges of each section, said ribs having an offset portion to provide said sections being detachable, clamp connecting members having a stem portion arranged at the sidesof the boat and and members, on said stem engaging top and.

bottom edges of adjacent sections for fastening said sections together.

4. A sectional boat comprising a plural-. ity, ofdetachable nesting sections, connecting members at the adjacent side walls of each section of the boat engaging the side walls and top and bottom edges of adjacent sections for fastening the sections together, and hinged fastening members be .neath said sections for fastening adjacent sections together. I j

5. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section,

said sections being detachable, and clamp connecting members having a stem portion arranged at the sides of the boat and having end members for engaging the top and bottom edges of adjacent sections for fastening said sections together to prevent vertical or lateral movement of said sections relative to each other.

6. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section, said sections being detachable, andconnect- .ing members having a stem portion arranged at the sides of'the boat and having end members on the stem for engaging the top and bottom edges of adjacent sections for fasteningsaid sections together.

7. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section,

said sections being detachable, and connecting members for fastening said sections together, said members comprising means engaging adjacent sections at the bottom to prevent lateral movement and means engaging adjacent sections at the top and bottom andadjacent walls of adjacent sections to prevent vertical movement of the sections relative to each other.

8. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section,

. said sections being detachable, and connecting members for fastening said sections to-- gether, said members having projections at one end cooperating with adjacent sections, said sections having openings for receiving said projections, said members having projections at the other end for engaging adj-a: cent sections, said projections preventing lateral movement of said sections relative to each other.

9.A sectional boat comprising a middle ,end, projections on said flange cooperating with adjacent sections, said sections having openings for receiving said projections, said members having a flange at the other end, said last-named flange having projections for engaging adjacent sections, said projections. preventing lateral movement of said sections relative to each other, and means for moving said flanges toward each other to clamp adjacent sections against vertical movement relative to each other. V v

10. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section, said sections being detachable, and connect- 7 ing members for fastening said sections together, said members each comprising a stem extending upwardly between adjacent. sections, flanges at the lower end of said stem,

' said flanges having projections thereon for cooperation with adjacent sections, said sections having openings in the bottom for receiving said projections, a flanged mem her on the upper end of said stem and having a projection for engaging the top of adjacent sections, the upperend of said stem being threaded, and a. nut on said threaded end for moving said top [and bottom flanges toward each other to clamp. said sections against vertical movement relative to each other.

11. A sectional boat comprising a plurality of sections, V-shaped recesses at the sides of said boat between adjacent sections, and wedge-shaped connecting members fitting into said recesses for fastening adjacent sections together and preventing vibration of said sections.

12. A sectional boat comprising a middle section, a bow section, and a stern section, said sections being detachable, each of said sections having adjacent upwardly extending bowed rib end Walls forming compartments between the sections and means for fastening the sections together. a

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE SCHIMPFF. Witnesses T. L. DONOHOE, JOSEPH P. JENNINGS. 

